99 University Place, 5th Floor
(between 11th and 12th St.)
New York, NY 10003
212-677-5633
Email: bodycentralnyc@aol.com

TIME OUT NEW YORK/Feb 25-Mar 2, 2004 “The Inner Circle”

Dr. Jo Ann Weinrib, founder and director of Body Central, is a practicing chiropractor and nutritionist. The center, which specializes in integrative health (treating both mind and body), represents the combination of Weinrib's current practices and her past experience, including two years in India studying yoga and ayurveda.

According to Weinrib, every treatment at Body Central is based on energy work. “It´s about finding the sources for healing within yourself,” she says. “If someone is suffering stress, they´ll exhibit dry skin or a stiff body.” Of course Weinrib performs standard adjustments for such conditions, but her goal is to go beyond treating symptoms to address the underlying cause, which is often stress. “I´ll give my clients meditations or breathing exercises. Simple things that they can do at night or even on the bus.”

“Mostly, I ask people to be aware of their bodies.” Weinrib continues. That is what an Ayurvedic lifestyle is all about, and why Weinrib recently introduced Ayurveda´s Beauty Care to Body Central. The spa services-supervised by Dr. Naina Marballi, who´s operated the Bioticare Health and Beauty Clinic in Bombay since the late ´80s-include bodywork and massage, skin care and facials, hair care and energy healing, along with ayurvedic constitutional analysis and nutritional counseling. Additionally, she teaches yoga and meditation classes and hosts workshops.

To book an appointment, give us a call at 212-677-5633.